The 30 members of the 52nd Military Intelligence Detachment reunited in Cocoa Beach. They haven't seen each other since they left the Vietnam War.

They were considered "spooks," and even their rank was classified. They couldn't talk about what they did in Vietnam, but they can now.

Soldiers like John Duncan and Marlin Rautzhan worked with men like Nguyen Fao, who spied on the enemy Vietcong for the Americans. They shared a picture of Fao and remembered him fondly.

"He was committed. He was anti-VC. He wanted the VC gone, and he was an outstanding soldier," said John Duncan.

Working with these men, his handlers, Fao would lead the Americans to Vietcong hideouts. Photos show large groups of captured Vietcong and their families. They haven't talked with each other about Fao for 45 years.

"These guys were out there all the time beating the bushes and hoping for something to happen. When we showed up, they knew something was going to happen," said Marlin Rautzhan.

On Friday, they finally got to talk about what it felt like to come home.

"Guilt. Someone rang a golden bell and I came home. The guys I went with are still there. We went in together, but we all came home individually," said Bob Perry.

Duncan says he believed Fao was probably hunted down and killed by the North Vietnamese Army when it occupied South Vietnam.

The men said it felt right to discuss both the bad memories and the good.